Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction Refuting a Historical Myth 1
6. CHAPTER I Victory and Expansion of the Revolution in China and North Korea, 1945–1950 14
7. CHAPTER II Sharp Contradictions Among the Leadership, 1950– 1953 44
8. CHAPTER III Chinese Economic Aid and Kim’s Juche Idea, 1953– 1956 77
9. CHAPTER IV Mao’s Policy of Mollification, 1957– 1960 108
10. CHAPTER V North Korea’s Balancing Act, 1961–1965 137
11. CHAPTER VI The Lowest Ebb, 1966– 1969 172
12. CHAPTER VII China’s Last Ally, 1970– 1976 196
13. Epilogue China and North Korea in the Era of Deng Xiaoping 231
14. Notes 245
15. Bibliography 317
16. Index 341